“Mother Nature started off with the first one,” I said in a calm voice, “But it was all faded, and bleak, and colorless. So she tried again, and look, what a wonder she created. Life is all about second chances, my dear.”

She kept staring at the rainbow, and said in a low voice, “You are right. Everyone deserves a second chance.” And then, she slowly, lowered the sword that she was holding against my throat, and let it fall to the ground with a clatter.

But before it could come to a rest, I scooped it up in my right hand, and with one swoosh, removed Alice’s head from her body.

Written as a part of Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers, the weekly writing challenge hosted by Priceless Joy. The objective is to write a flash fiction story in less than 175 words, based on the weekly photo prompt given above. This week’s photo was contributed by @any1mark66. For more information visit HERE. To read other stories based on this week’s prompt, visit HERE.